Private citizen (construction worker)

Certified write-in candidate. Keith Varian was born in Albany, New York, attended Hudson Valley Community College and works in construction². He qualified as a write-in candidate for District 14 and describes himself as an independent outsider focused on housing costs, inflation and Social Security¹²³.

Where they stand 1 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Social SecurityRaise the payroll tax cap so high earners pay more; no benefit cutsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site proposes applying the Social Security payroll tax to earnings over $400,000, opposes cutting benefits or raising the retirement age to 70 for people earning under $250,000, and supports repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset. (2026) source

No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.